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Tube zither

Idiochord tube zither, struck with beaters. The instrument is made from an internodal length of bamboo, decorated with incised patterns. Three strings are split from the skin of the bamboo, and are supported by bridges. Three (sic) sticks are associated as beaters. Semilungun Batak people.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:312.11 ldiochord (true) tube zithers
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 24.8819 x 5.1181 x 5.9449 in.; 632 x 130 x 151 mm